Granite River Labs (GRL), a global leader in engineering services and test solutions for connectivity, today officially announced a comprehensive suite of services for pre and post-silicon validation of analog and mixed signal ICs, focusing especially on designs for demanding applications such as industrial, automotive and Internet of Things (“IoT”). These services complement GRL’s capabilities for high speed SERDES characterization, and are available from GRL facilities in Silicon Valley, Shanghai, Bangalore, Yokohama, and Taiwan.
IC developers struggle to find the time and resources to thoroughly characterize their designs and meet aggressive tape-out schedules. Budget pressures, smaller geometries, ever-lower power requirements, and noisy environments make the situation even more challenging. For many analog and mixed signal designs, off-the-shelf test plans, methodologies and automation simply do not exist, and test programs are not straightforward to plan or execute. GRL’s services offload stretched-thin teams, and include planning and managing all technical aspects and day-to-day test activities from start to finish, as well as automation scripts and debugging software tools for test repeatability and efficiency.
GRL’s services support pre and post-silicon validation of:
Customers may flexibly mix and match specific services that best fit their needs, which may include testing in GRL’s facilities or development of methodologies and test environment for execution in the customer’s lab.
“Analog Bits’ world-leading, silicon-proven mixed signal IP solutions require the utmost performance and reliability,” said Mahesh Tirupattur, Executive Vice President at Analog Bits. “Demanding automotive applications require thorough IC validation, including intensive characterization under stressful temperature and voltage conditions. GRL’s deep expertise in test development and execution has been critical to help us deliver automotive class IP solutions to market with confidence.”
“GRL is proud to offer highly customized programs to characterize complex analog and mixed signal devices,” said Miki Takahashi, GRL Vice President of Engineering. “Our team excels at working without a ‘roadmap’ to develop test methodologies and setups from scratch based on an intimate understanding of a chip’s design and features, and helping our customers efficiently meet aggressive schedules to release robust devices into the market.”
GRL’s services include:
For more information on GRL’s services, contact Vamshi Kandalla, GRL Executive Vice President and General Manager.
About Analog Bits
Founded in 1995, Analog Bits, Inc. is the leading supplier of mixed-signal IP with a reputation for easy and reliable integration into advanced SOCs. Products include precision clocking macros such as PLLs & DLLs, programmable interconnect solutions such as multi-protocol SERDES and programmable I/O’s as well as specialized memories such as high-speed SRAMs and TCAMs. With billions of IP cores fabricated in customer silicon, from 0.35-micron to 7-nm processes, Analog Bits has an outstanding heritage of “first-time-working” with foundries and IDMs. Learn more at www.analogbits.com.
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